Welcome!

Hello! and Welcome to Praisworthy Book Reviews. The purpose of this blog is to provide you with excellent and wholesome reading in the secular world today, along with some good Christian reading. I have books for all ages here, from junior fiction, Young Adult, to Adult. The blog is only new, and is still having books added, but hopefully the ones you find will give you some insight.

Thankyou for looking, and God bless!-BushMaid

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All Reviews Based On:

"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things." -Phillipians 4:8

Ratings

In "My Ratings" I have included a brief summary of how I think the book scores. The ratings are and symbols are:

Violence [#] [#] [#] [#] [#]

Fear Factor @ @ @ @ @

Romance /3 /3 /3 /3 /3

Language [!] [!] [!] [!] [!]

Christian (yes) (sort of) (no)

Mature Themes X X X X X

My Rating * * * * *

The more symbols beside each header, the more of this content is in the book. Think of these like movie ratings, e.g. Mature Themes basically stands for topics like drugs, abuse, graphic romance, etc. The higher the rating, the more the content. These will differ slightly between young reader's books and adult's books. I hope this helps you decide what to read!

Age Stamps

This is something new I'm bringing into reviews. Instead of an elaborate and boring description of what age bracket suits a certain book, I've designed these "Age Stamps" as I've called them. They are as follows:

Each review can have up to all four of these on it's review, to show it's a whole family read, or better suited to specific ages. Reviews with only the "Adult" stamp will of course be only suitable for adults.
Junior covers all ages below 13. 13+ covers ages up to 16, or mature Juniors. YA covers ages 16 to 21, or older people that are young at heart. :) Adult are (obviously!) for adults. Hope this makes it quicker to see what age range the book will suit!

Editor

Hi there. I am a Christian homeschool grad passionately following Christ through this thing they call life. I am the somewhat eccentric eldest of seven kids in an amazing family that lives on 15 acres of Australian turf in the country. My loves are that of people, music, and words. I believe God finished everything at the cross, and it is now up to us to live out of that completed work: in victory, health, provision, and the gifts of the Spirit.

"So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility esteem others higher than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others." - Phil. 2:1-4

Interests:

Serving God

Loving family

Being a friend

Laughter

Music

Writing

Reading

Photomanipulation

Tennis

Fast cars

White chocolate

Movies:

The Man from Snowy River

Facing the Giants

Fireproof

Amazing Grace

Hornblower BBC

Inception

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

While You Were Sleeping

Emma

The Count of Monte Cristo

Pride and Prejudice

Inkheart

National Treasure 1 & 2

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

Conspiracy Theory

In Time

Music:

Tommy Emmanuel

Andrew Peterson

Keith Green

Francesca Battistelli

Third Day

Delirious?

Jason Gray

Britt Nicole

Casting Crowns

Planetshakers

Hillsong

Darlene Zschech

Owl City

Tenth Avenue North

The Piano Guys

Colin Buchanan

Chris Tomlin

Dion DiMucci

70's music

Movie soundtracks, aka -

Hans Zimmer

Danny Elfman

Bruce Rowland

Alan Silvestri

Trevor Rabin

Carter Burwell

Books:

The Bible

This Present Darkness

Piercing the Darkness

Love Comes Softly

Stepping Heavenward

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

The Westing Game

Mara: Daughter of the Nile

Ranger's Apprentice

Inkheart

Authors:

John Ortberg

N.D. Wilson

Steve Farrar

Gary Thomas

Debra Fileta

Craig Groeschel

Wayne Jacobsen

Emily P. Freeman

Max Lucado

Andrew Wommack

Joseph Prince

You've been invited to a fancy ball but the only thing you have to wear is an orange woolly jumper. What shoes do you wear?

I would wear no shoes, because I would have traded them all in for a fancier dress that was long enough to cover my bare feet!

My Bookshelf

For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their powerful ancestors. But the warrior code is threatened, and the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger. The sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying - and some deaths are more mysterious than others.
In the midst of this turmoil appears an ordinary house cat named Rusty... who may yet turn out to be the bravest warrior of them all.

My Review:

This is the story of a house cat becoming what the book calls a 'warrior' in a clan of cats. It gives a different spin on nature, and the habits of animals. Very well written, and believable. There is a lot of suspense and action which makes cats and the wild appealing. For a pet loving child, or someone who likes nature, this is a good book choice for them. :-)

Age Stamp:

Pros:

These books promote bravery, courage, and honesty. There is a colourful scenery in the background of the wild, and a family orientated feel for the book, with cats in their Clans. The book is also a good example of friendship, and the strength to do what you know is right in tough circumstances.

Cons:

There is a few topics covering cats from opposite Clans having 'kits' together, which I believe is a bit unappropriate. The cats also believe that there is a 'StarClan', in the skies, where all the cats go when they die. Dead cats come back to life in the form of dreams in some occaisons, which is a bit weird, and their is a bit of violence in the scene of cat battles. When a cat becomes a leader, they travel to a 'moonstone' to be talked to by the 'StarClan'. It is not an evil sense, but these are just things that I think people may be hesitant to read. There are also medicine cats, who have dreams with StarClan to be guided so they can heal other cats. The first series is rather tolerable in the 'star clan' sense, but as the series progresses, it delves into 'prophesy's' and other 'star' stuff, so I would reccommend only reading the first series.

Publisher info, Other Versions, Series Titles & Curriculum:

The books are published by "Harper Collins Publishers", books are (c) 2003. There are no other versions. There are, however, a few special editions, and seperate series, and also some Manga books. These books are not part of any Homeschool curriculum. They should be read in this order:

4 Comments:

As a fan of the warriors series I have to say i dont like this review I don't see whats wrong with cats having kits as humans do the same do they not? nor whats wrong with starclan and the prophecies and such Its a cool aspect to the series that I thnik most people enjoy no offence but i can see that your a ratical cristian from your no list I'd like a reply if you could spare it

My reviews are here purely to state what I have found in a book, and how it relates to me and my faith. These reviews are merely my observations, and it does not mean I hold anything against the opinions of others. Notice I did not advise against reading these books, but simply stated what some people may wish to take into account before reading them.

As to my "no" list, it may be a little out of date, as this blog is currently moving its reviews to www.intothebook.net . However they are basically an expression of my own taste in literature, books that I don't fancy reading. As it is simply my opinion, I am entitled to it as you are yours. :)